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Wyre Forest and Lowestoft

103,913 and 95,463 residents (mid-2024).

Wyre Forest is higher than Lowestoft on 3 of 22 measures per person in the age group, 1 of 22 per resident and 9 of 22 in total.

On 9 of 22 measures, which area is higher depends on whether you count per person or in total. Choose a way of counting below to see each one.

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Per person in the age group

Wyre Forest is higher on 3 of 22 measures, and Lowestoft on 19. Each row has its own scale from zero. Money is in 2026-27 prices2026-27 prices, using CPI inflationcash terms, not adjusted for inflation.1-11

Wyre Forest Lowestoft

  1. All benefitsper resident, 2024-25

    All benefits, per resident: Wyre Forest £5,140, Lowestoft £5,754Lowestoft: £5,754Wyre Forest: £5,140Lowestoft: £5,779Wyre Forest: £5,162Lowestoft: £5,458Wyre Forest: £4,876

    £5,140£5,162£4,876Lowestoft is higher£5,754£5,779£5,458

  2. Pensioner benefitsper person aged 66 and over, 2024-25

    Pensioner benefits, per person aged 66 and over: Wyre Forest £12,741, Lowestoft £12,659Lowestoft: £12,659Wyre Forest: £12,741Lowestoft: £12,713Wyre Forest: £12,795Lowestoft: £12,008Wyre Forest: £12,086

    £12,741£12,795£12,086Wyre Forest is higherDepends on how you count£12,659£12,713£12,008

  3. Working-age benefitsper person aged 16 to 64, 2024-25

    Working-age benefits, per person aged 16 to 64: Wyre Forest £2,094, Lowestoft £2,659Lowestoft: £2,659Wyre Forest: £2,094Lowestoft: £2,670Wyre Forest: £2,103Lowestoft: £2,522Wyre Forest: £1,986

    £2,094£2,103£1,986Lowestoft is higher£2,659£2,670£2,522

  4. State Pensionper person aged 66 and over, 2024-25

    State Pension, per person aged 66 and over: Wyre Forest £11,641, Lowestoft £11,524Lowestoft: £11,524Wyre Forest: £11,641Lowestoft: £11,573Wyre Forest: £11,691Lowestoft: £10,931Wyre Forest: £11,042

    £11,641£11,691£11,042Wyre Forest is higherDepends on how you count£11,524£11,573£10,931

  5. Pension Creditper person aged 66 and over, 2024-25

    Pension Credit, per person aged 66 and over: Wyre Forest £355, Lowestoft £385Lowestoft: £385Wyre Forest: £355Lowestoft: £386Wyre Forest: £356Lowestoft: £365Wyre Forest: £337

    £355£356£337Lowestoft is higher£385£386£365

  6. Attendance Allowance and Pension Age Disability Paymentper person aged 66 and over, 2024-25

    Attendance Allowance and Pension Age Disability Payment, per person aged 66 and over: Wyre Forest £720, Lowestoft £724Lowestoft: £724Wyre Forest: £720Lowestoft: £727Wyre Forest: £723Lowestoft: £687Wyre Forest: £683

    £720£723£683Lowestoft is higherDepends on how you count£724£727£687

  7. Winter Fuel Payment and Pension Age Winter Heating Paymentper person aged 66 and over, 2024-25

    Winter Fuel Payment and Pension Age Winter Heating Payment, per person aged 66 and over: Wyre Forest £25, Lowestoft £27Lowestoft: £27Wyre Forest: £25Lowestoft: £27Wyre Forest: £25Lowestoft: £26Wyre Forest: £24

    £25£25£24Lowestoft is higher£27£27£26

  8. Personal Independence Payment and Adult Disability Paymentper resident, 2024-25

    Personal Independence Payment and Adult Disability Payment, per resident: Wyre Forest £497, Lowestoft £610Lowestoft: £610Wyre Forest: £497Lowestoft: £612Wyre Forest: £499Lowestoft: £578Wyre Forest: £472

    £497£499£472Lowestoft is higher£610£612£578

  9. Disability Living Allowance and Child Disability Paymentper resident, 2024-25

    Disability Living Allowance and Child Disability Payment, per resident: Wyre Forest £130, Lowestoft £166Lowestoft: £166Wyre Forest: £130Lowestoft: £166Wyre Forest: £131Lowestoft: £157Wyre Forest: £123

    £130£131£123Lowestoft is higher£166£166£157

  10. Carer's Allowance and Carer Support Paymentper person aged 16 to 64, 2024-25

    Carer's Allowance and Carer Support Payment, per person aged 16 to 64: Wyre Forest £145, Lowestoft £175Lowestoft: £175Wyre Forest: £145Lowestoft: £176Wyre Forest: £146Lowestoft: £166Wyre Forest: £138

    £145£146£138Lowestoft is higher£175£176£166

  11. Universal Creditper person aged 16 to 64, 2024-25

    Universal Credit, per person aged 16 to 64: Wyre Forest £1,588, Lowestoft £2,114Lowestoft: £2,114Wyre Forest: £1,588Lowestoft: £2,123Wyre Forest: £1,595Lowestoft: £2,005Wyre Forest: £1,507

    £1,588£1,595£1,507Lowestoft is higher£2,114£2,123£2,005

  12. Housing Benefitper resident, 2024-25

    Housing Benefit, per resident: Wyre Forest £208, Lowestoft £215Lowestoft: £215Wyre Forest: £208Lowestoft: £216Wyre Forest: £209Lowestoft: £204Wyre Forest: £197

    £208£209£197Lowestoft is higherDepends on how you count£215£216£204

  13. Employment and Support Allowanceper person aged 16 to 64, 2024-25

    Employment and Support Allowance, per person aged 16 to 64: Wyre Forest £346, Lowestoft £354Lowestoft: £354Wyre Forest: £346Lowestoft: £356Wyre Forest: £348Lowestoft: £336Wyre Forest: £328

    £346£348£328Lowestoft is higherDepends on how you count£354£356£336

  14. Jobseeker's Allowanceper person aged 16 to 64, 2024-25

    Jobseeker's Allowance, per person aged 16 to 64: Wyre Forest £6.29, Lowestoft £6.85Lowestoft: £6.85Wyre Forest: £6.29Lowestoft: £6.88Wyre Forest: £6.32Lowestoft: £6.50Wyre Forest: £5.97

    £6.29£6.32£5.97Lowestoft is higherDepends on how you count£6.85£6.88£6.50

  15. Income Supportper person aged 16 to 64, 2024-25

    Income Support, per person aged 16 to 64: Wyre Forest £7.78, Lowestoft £8.70Lowestoft: £8.70Wyre Forest: £7.78Lowestoft: £8.73Wyre Forest: £7.81Lowestoft: £8.25Wyre Forest: £7.38

    £7.78£7.81£7.38Lowestoft is higherDepends on how you count£8.70£8.73£8.25

  16. Other benefitsper resident, 2024-25

    Other benefits, per resident: Wyre Forest £5.25, Lowestoft £6.40Lowestoft: £6.40Wyre Forest: £5.25Lowestoft: £6.43Wyre Forest: £5.27Lowestoft: £6.07Wyre Forest: £4.98

    £5.25£5.27£4.98Lowestoft is higher£6.40£6.43£6.07

  17. State Pensionper 1,000 people aged 66 and over, March 2026

    State Pension, per 1,000 people aged 66 and over: Wyre Forest 1,004.0, Lowestoft 1,001.8Lowestoft: 1,001.8Wyre Forest: 1,004.0

    1,004.0Wyre Forest is higherDepends on how you count1,001.8

  18. Pension Creditper 1,000 people aged 66 and over, March 2026

    Pension Credit, per 1,000 people aged 66 and over: Wyre Forest 95.1, Lowestoft 105.5Lowestoft: 105.5Wyre Forest: 95.1

    95.1Lowestoft is higher105.5

  19. Attendance Allowance and Pension Age Disability Paymentper 1,000 people aged 66 and over, March 2026

    Attendance Allowance and Pension Age Disability Payment, per 1,000 people aged 66 and over: Wyre Forest 153.1, Lowestoft 154.1Lowestoft: 154.1Wyre Forest: 153.1

    153.1Lowestoft is higherDepends on how you count154.1

  20. Personal Independence Payment and Adult Disability Paymentper 1,000 residents, July 2026

    Personal Independence Payment and Adult Disability Payment, per 1,000 residents: Wyre Forest 72.5, Lowestoft 93.3Lowestoft: 93.3Wyre Forest: 72.5

    72.5Lowestoft is higher93.3

  21. Universal Creditper 1,000 people aged 16 to 64, May 2026

    Universal Credit, per 1,000 people aged 16 to 64: Wyre Forest 196.5, Lowestoft 254.5Lowestoft: 254.5Wyre Forest: 196.5

    196.5Lowestoft is higher254.5

  22. Carer's Allowance and Carer Support Paymentper 1,000 people aged 16 to 64, March 2026

    Carer's Allowance and Carer Support Payment, per 1,000 people aged 16 to 64: Wyre Forest 32.0, Lowestoft 37.6Lowestoft: 37.6Wyre Forest: 32.0

    32.0Lowestoft is higher37.6

Show the numbers
Wyre Forest and Lowestoft, per person in the age group
MeasureWyre ForestLowestoftHigher
All benefitsper resident, 2024-25£5,140£5,162£4,876£5,754£5,779£5,458Lowestoft
Pensioner benefitsper person aged 66 and over, 2024-25£12,741£12,795£12,086£12,659£12,713£12,008Wyre Forest
Working-age benefitsper person aged 16 to 64, 2024-25£2,094£2,103£1,986£2,659£2,670£2,522Lowestoft
State Pensionper person aged 66 and over, 2024-25£11,641£11,691£11,042£11,524£11,573£10,931Wyre Forest
Pension Creditper person aged 66 and over, 2024-25£355£356£337£385£386£365Lowestoft
Attendance Allowance and Pension Age Disability Paymentper person aged 66 and over, 2024-25£720£723£683£724£727£687Lowestoft
Winter Fuel Payment and Pension Age Winter Heating Paymentper person aged 66 and over, 2024-25£25£25£24£27£27£26Lowestoft
Personal Independence Payment and Adult Disability Paymentper resident, 2024-25£497£499£472£610£612£578Lowestoft
Disability Living Allowance and Child Disability Paymentper resident, 2024-25£130£131£123£166£166£157Lowestoft
Carer's Allowance and Carer Support Paymentper person aged 16 to 64, 2024-25£145£146£138£175£176£166Lowestoft
Universal Creditper person aged 16 to 64, 2024-25£1,588£1,595£1,507£2,114£2,123£2,005Lowestoft
Housing Benefitper resident, 2024-25£208£209£197£215£216£204Lowestoft
Employment and Support Allowanceper person aged 16 to 64, 2024-25£346£348£328£354£356£336Lowestoft
Jobseeker's Allowanceper person aged 16 to 64, 2024-25£6.29£6.32£5.97£6.85£6.88£6.50Lowestoft
Income Supportper person aged 16 to 64, 2024-25£7.78£7.81£7.38£8.70£8.73£8.25Lowestoft
Other benefitsper resident, 2024-25£5.25£5.27£4.98£6.40£6.43£6.07Lowestoft
State Pensionper 1,000 people aged 66 and over, March 20261,004.01,001.8Wyre Forest
Pension Creditper 1,000 people aged 66 and over, March 202695.1105.5Lowestoft
Attendance Allowance and Pension Age Disability Paymentper 1,000 people aged 66 and over, March 2026153.1154.1Lowestoft
Personal Independence Payment and Adult Disability Paymentper 1,000 residents, July 202672.593.3Lowestoft
Universal Creditper 1,000 people aged 16 to 64, May 2026196.5254.5Lowestoft
Carer's Allowance and Carer Support Paymentper 1,000 people aged 16 to 64, March 202632.037.6Lowestoft

Per resident

Wyre Forest is higher on 1 of 22 measures, and Lowestoft on 21. Each row has its own scale from zero. Money is in 2026-27 prices2026-27 prices, using CPI inflationcash terms, not adjusted for inflation.1-11

Wyre Forest Lowestoft

  1. All benefitsper resident, 2024-25

    All benefits, per resident: Wyre Forest £5,140, Lowestoft £5,754Lowestoft: £5,754Wyre Forest: £5,140Lowestoft: £5,779Wyre Forest: £5,162Lowestoft: £5,458Wyre Forest: £4,876

    £5,140£5,162£4,876Lowestoft is higher£5,754£5,779£5,458

  2. Pensioner benefitsper resident, 2024-25

    Pensioner benefits, per resident: Wyre Forest £3,079, Lowestoft £3,250Lowestoft: £3,250Wyre Forest: £3,079Lowestoft: £3,264Wyre Forest: £3,092Lowestoft: £3,083Wyre Forest: £2,920

    £3,079£3,092£2,920Lowestoft is higherDepends on how you count£3,250£3,264£3,083

  3. Working-age benefitsper resident, 2024-25

    Working-age benefits, per resident: Wyre Forest £1,221, Lowestoft £1,507Lowestoft: £1,507Wyre Forest: £1,221Lowestoft: £1,514Wyre Forest: £1,226Lowestoft: £1,430Wyre Forest: £1,158

    £1,221£1,226£1,158Lowestoft is higher£1,507£1,514£1,430

  4. State Pensionper resident, 2024-25

    State Pension, per resident: Wyre Forest £2,813, Lowestoft £2,959Lowestoft: £2,959Wyre Forest: £2,813Lowestoft: £2,971Wyre Forest: £2,825Lowestoft: £2,807Wyre Forest: £2,668

    £2,813£2,825£2,668Lowestoft is higherDepends on how you count£2,959£2,971£2,807

  5. Pension Creditper resident, 2024-25

    Pension Credit, per resident: Wyre Forest £86, Lowestoft £99Lowestoft: £99Wyre Forest: £86Lowestoft: £99Wyre Forest: £86Lowestoft: £94Wyre Forest: £81

    £86£86£81Lowestoft is higher£99£99£94

  6. Attendance Allowance and Pension Age Disability Paymentper resident, 2024-25

    Attendance Allowance and Pension Age Disability Payment, per resident: Wyre Forest £174, Lowestoft £186Lowestoft: £186Wyre Forest: £174Lowestoft: £187Wyre Forest: £175Lowestoft: £176Wyre Forest: £165

    £174£175£165Lowestoft is higherDepends on how you count£186£187£176

  7. Winter Fuel Payment and Pension Age Winter Heating Paymentper resident, 2024-25

    Winter Fuel Payment and Pension Age Winter Heating Payment, per resident: Wyre Forest £6.03, Lowestoft £6.99Lowestoft: £6.99Wyre Forest: £6.03Lowestoft: £7.02Wyre Forest: £6.06Lowestoft: £6.63Wyre Forest: £5.72

    £6.03£6.06£5.72Lowestoft is higher£6.99£7.02£6.63

  8. Personal Independence Payment and Adult Disability Paymentper resident, 2024-25

    Personal Independence Payment and Adult Disability Payment, per resident: Wyre Forest £497, Lowestoft £610Lowestoft: £610Wyre Forest: £497Lowestoft: £612Wyre Forest: £499Lowestoft: £578Wyre Forest: £472

    £497£499£472Lowestoft is higher£610£612£578

  9. Disability Living Allowance and Child Disability Paymentper resident, 2024-25

    Disability Living Allowance and Child Disability Payment, per resident: Wyre Forest £130, Lowestoft £166Lowestoft: £166Wyre Forest: £130Lowestoft: £166Wyre Forest: £131Lowestoft: £157Wyre Forest: £123

    £130£131£123Lowestoft is higher£166£166£157

  10. Carer's Allowance and Carer Support Paymentper resident, 2024-25

    Carer's Allowance and Carer Support Payment, per resident: Wyre Forest £85, Lowestoft £99Lowestoft: £99Wyre Forest: £85Lowestoft: £100Wyre Forest: £85Lowestoft: £94Wyre Forest: £80

    £85£85£80Lowestoft is higher£99£100£94

  11. Universal Creditper resident, 2024-25

    Universal Credit, per resident: Wyre Forest £926, Lowestoft £1,198Lowestoft: £1,198Wyre Forest: £926Lowestoft: £1,204Wyre Forest: £930Lowestoft: £1,137Wyre Forest: £879

    £926£930£879Lowestoft is higher£1,198£1,204£1,137

  12. Housing Benefitper resident, 2024-25

    Housing Benefit, per resident: Wyre Forest £208, Lowestoft £215Lowestoft: £215Wyre Forest: £208Lowestoft: £216Wyre Forest: £209Lowestoft: £204Wyre Forest: £197

    £208£209£197Lowestoft is higherDepends on how you count£215£216£204

  13. Employment and Support Allowanceper resident, 2024-25

    Employment and Support Allowance, per resident: Wyre Forest £202, Lowestoft £201Lowestoft: £201Wyre Forest: £202Lowestoft: £202Wyre Forest: £203Lowestoft: £190Wyre Forest: £191

    £202£203£191Wyre Forest is higherDepends on how you count£201£202£190

  14. Jobseeker's Allowanceper resident, 2024-25

    Jobseeker's Allowance, per resident: Wyre Forest £3.67, Lowestoft £3.89Lowestoft: £3.89Wyre Forest: £3.67Lowestoft: £3.91Wyre Forest: £3.68Lowestoft: £3.69Wyre Forest: £3.48

    £3.67£3.68£3.48Lowestoft is higherDepends on how you count£3.89£3.91£3.69

  15. Income Supportper resident, 2024-25

    Income Support, per resident: Wyre Forest £4.53, Lowestoft £4.93Lowestoft: £4.93Wyre Forest: £4.53Lowestoft: £4.95Wyre Forest: £4.55Lowestoft: £4.68Wyre Forest: £4.30

    £4.53£4.55£4.30Lowestoft is higherDepends on how you count£4.93£4.95£4.68

  16. Other benefitsper resident, 2024-25

    Other benefits, per resident: Wyre Forest £5.25, Lowestoft £6.40Lowestoft: £6.40Wyre Forest: £5.25Lowestoft: £6.43Wyre Forest: £5.27Lowestoft: £6.07Wyre Forest: £4.98

    £5.25£5.27£4.98Lowestoft is higher£6.40£6.43£6.07

  17. State Pensionper 1,000 residents, March 2026

    State Pension, per 1,000 residents: Wyre Forest 242.6, Lowestoft 257.2Lowestoft: 257.2Wyre Forest: 242.6

    242.6Lowestoft is higherDepends on how you count257.2

  18. Pension Creditper 1,000 residents, March 2026

    Pension Credit, per 1,000 residents: Wyre Forest 23.0, Lowestoft 27.1Lowestoft: 27.1Wyre Forest: 23.0

    23.0Lowestoft is higher27.1

  19. Attendance Allowance and Pension Age Disability Paymentper 1,000 residents, March 2026

    Attendance Allowance and Pension Age Disability Payment, per 1,000 residents: Wyre Forest 37.0, Lowestoft 39.6Lowestoft: 39.6Wyre Forest: 37.0

    37.0Lowestoft is higherDepends on how you count39.6

  20. Personal Independence Payment and Adult Disability Paymentper 1,000 residents, July 2026

    Personal Independence Payment and Adult Disability Payment, per 1,000 residents: Wyre Forest 72.5, Lowestoft 93.3Lowestoft: 93.3Wyre Forest: 72.5

    72.5Lowestoft is higher93.3

  21. Universal Creditper 1,000 residents, May 2026

    Universal Credit, per 1,000 residents: Wyre Forest 114.6, Lowestoft 144.2Lowestoft: 144.2Wyre Forest: 114.6

    114.6Lowestoft is higher144.2

  22. Carer's Allowance and Carer Support Paymentper 1,000 residents, March 2026

    Carer's Allowance and Carer Support Payment, per 1,000 residents: Wyre Forest 18.7, Lowestoft 21.3Lowestoft: 21.3Wyre Forest: 18.7

    18.7Lowestoft is higher21.3

Show the numbers
Wyre Forest and Lowestoft, per resident
MeasureWyre ForestLowestoftHigher
All benefitsper resident, 2024-25£5,140£5,162£4,876£5,754£5,779£5,458Lowestoft
Pensioner benefitsper resident, 2024-25£3,079£3,092£2,920£3,250£3,264£3,083Lowestoft
Working-age benefitsper resident, 2024-25£1,221£1,226£1,158£1,507£1,514£1,430Lowestoft
State Pensionper resident, 2024-25£2,813£2,825£2,668£2,959£2,971£2,807Lowestoft
Pension Creditper resident, 2024-25£86£86£81£99£99£94Lowestoft
Attendance Allowance and Pension Age Disability Paymentper resident, 2024-25£174£175£165£186£187£176Lowestoft
Winter Fuel Payment and Pension Age Winter Heating Paymentper resident, 2024-25£6.03£6.06£5.72£6.99£7.02£6.63Lowestoft
Personal Independence Payment and Adult Disability Paymentper resident, 2024-25£497£499£472£610£612£578Lowestoft
Disability Living Allowance and Child Disability Paymentper resident, 2024-25£130£131£123£166£166£157Lowestoft
Carer's Allowance and Carer Support Paymentper resident, 2024-25£85£85£80£99£100£94Lowestoft
Universal Creditper resident, 2024-25£926£930£879£1,198£1,204£1,137Lowestoft
Housing Benefitper resident, 2024-25£208£209£197£215£216£204Lowestoft
Employment and Support Allowanceper resident, 2024-25£202£203£191£201£202£190Wyre Forest
Jobseeker's Allowanceper resident, 2024-25£3.67£3.68£3.48£3.89£3.91£3.69Lowestoft
Income Supportper resident, 2024-25£4.53£4.55£4.30£4.93£4.95£4.68Lowestoft
Other benefitsper resident, 2024-25£5.25£5.27£4.98£6.40£6.43£6.07Lowestoft
State Pensionper 1,000 residents, March 2026242.6257.2Lowestoft
Pension Creditper 1,000 residents, March 202623.027.1Lowestoft
Attendance Allowance and Pension Age Disability Paymentper 1,000 residents, March 202637.039.6Lowestoft
Personal Independence Payment and Adult Disability Paymentper 1,000 residents, July 202672.593.3Lowestoft
Universal Creditper 1,000 residents, May 2026114.6144.2Lowestoft
Carer's Allowance and Carer Support Paymentper 1,000 residents, March 202618.721.3Lowestoft

Total

Wyre Forest is higher on 9 of 22 measures, and Lowestoft on 13. Each row has its own scale from zero. Money is in 2026-27 prices2026-27 prices, using CPI inflationcash terms, not adjusted for inflation.1-11

Wyre Forest Lowestoft

  1. All benefitstotal, 2024-25

    All benefits, total: Wyre Forest £534.1m, Lowestoft £549.3mLowestoft: £549.3mWyre Forest: £534.1mLowestoft: £551.7mWyre Forest: £536.4mLowestoft: £521.1mWyre Forest: £506.7m

    £534.1m£536.4m£506.7mLowestoft is higher£549.3m£551.7m£521.1m

  2. Pensioner benefitstotal, 2024-25

    Pensioner benefits, total: Wyre Forest £319.9m, Lowestoft £310.3mLowestoft: £310.3mWyre Forest: £319.9mLowestoft: £311.6mWyre Forest: £321.3mLowestoft: £294.3mWyre Forest: £303.5m

    £319.9m£321.3m£303.5mWyre Forest is higherDepends on how you count£310.3m£311.6m£294.3m

  3. Working-age benefitstotal, 2024-25

    Working-age benefits, total: Wyre Forest £126.9m, Lowestoft £143.9mLowestoft: £143.9mWyre Forest: £126.9mLowestoft: £144.5mWyre Forest: £127.4mLowestoft: £136.5mWyre Forest: £120.3m

    £126.9m£127.4m£120.3mLowestoft is higher£143.9m£144.5m£136.5m

  4. State Pensiontotal, 2024-25

    State Pension, total: Wyre Forest £292.3m, Lowestoft £282.5mLowestoft: £282.5mWyre Forest: £292.3mLowestoft: £283.7mWyre Forest: £293.6mLowestoft: £267.9mWyre Forest: £277.3m

    £292.3m£293.6m£277.3mWyre Forest is higherDepends on how you count£282.5m£283.7m£267.9m

  5. Pension Credittotal, 2024-25

    Pension Credit, total: Wyre Forest £8.9m, Lowestoft £9.4mLowestoft: £9.4mWyre Forest: £8.9mLowestoft: £9.5mWyre Forest: £9.0mLowestoft: £8.9mWyre Forest: £8.5m

    £8.9m£9.0m£8.5mLowestoft is higher£9.4m£9.5m£8.9m

  6. Attendance Allowance and Pension Age Disability Paymenttotal, 2024-25

    Attendance Allowance and Pension Age Disability Payment, total: Wyre Forest £18.1m, Lowestoft £17.7mLowestoft: £17.7mWyre Forest: £18.1mLowestoft: £17.8mWyre Forest: £18.2mLowestoft: £16.8mWyre Forest: £17.2m

    £18.1m£18.2m£17.2mWyre Forest is higherDepends on how you count£17.7m£17.8m£16.8m

  7. Winter Fuel Payment and Pension Age Winter Heating Paymenttotal, 2024-25

    Winter Fuel Payment and Pension Age Winter Heating Payment, total: Wyre Forest £0.63m, Lowestoft £0.67mLowestoft: £0.67mWyre Forest: £0.63mLowestoft: £0.67mWyre Forest: £0.63mLowestoft: £0.63mWyre Forest: £0.59m

    £0.63m£0.63m£0.59mLowestoft is higher£0.67m£0.67m£0.63m

  8. Personal Independence Payment and Adult Disability Paymenttotal, 2024-25

    Personal Independence Payment and Adult Disability Payment, total: Wyre Forest £51.7m, Lowestoft £58.2mLowestoft: £58.2mWyre Forest: £51.7mLowestoft: £58.4mWyre Forest: £51.9mLowestoft: £55.2mWyre Forest: £49.0m

    £51.7m£51.9m£49.0mLowestoft is higher£58.2m£58.4m£55.2m

  9. Disability Living Allowance and Child Disability Paymenttotal, 2024-25

    Disability Living Allowance and Child Disability Payment, total: Wyre Forest £13.5m, Lowestoft £15.8mLowestoft: £15.8mWyre Forest: £13.5mLowestoft: £15.9mWyre Forest: £13.6mLowestoft: £15.0mWyre Forest: £12.8m

    £13.5m£13.6m£12.8mLowestoft is higher£15.8m£15.9m£15.0m

  10. Carer's Allowance and Carer Support Paymenttotal, 2024-25

    Carer's Allowance and Carer Support Payment, total: Wyre Forest £8.8m, Lowestoft £9.5mLowestoft: £9.5mWyre Forest: £8.8mLowestoft: £9.5mWyre Forest: £8.8mLowestoft: £9.0mWyre Forest: £8.3m

    £8.8m£8.8m£8.3mLowestoft is higher£9.5m£9.5m£9.0m

  11. Universal Credittotal, 2024-25

    Universal Credit, total: Wyre Forest £96.2m, Lowestoft £114.4mLowestoft: £114.4mWyre Forest: £96.2mLowestoft: £114.9mWyre Forest: £96.7mLowestoft: £108.5mWyre Forest: £91.3m

    £96.2m£96.7m£91.3mLowestoft is higher£114.4m£114.9m£108.5m

  12. Housing Benefittotal, 2024-25

    Housing Benefit, total: Wyre Forest £21.6m, Lowestoft £20.5mLowestoft: £20.5mWyre Forest: £21.6mLowestoft: £20.6mWyre Forest: £21.7mLowestoft: £19.5mWyre Forest: £20.5m

    £21.6m£21.7m£20.5mWyre Forest is higherDepends on how you count£20.5m£20.6m£19.5m

  13. Employment and Support Allowancetotal, 2024-25

    Employment and Support Allowance, total: Wyre Forest £21.0m, Lowestoft £19.2mLowestoft: £19.2mWyre Forest: £21.0mLowestoft: £19.2mWyre Forest: £21.1mLowestoft: £18.2mWyre Forest: £19.9m

    £21.0m£21.1m£19.9mWyre Forest is higherDepends on how you count£19.2m£19.2m£18.2m

  14. Jobseeker's Allowancetotal, 2024-25

    Jobseeker's Allowance, total: Wyre Forest £0.38m, Lowestoft £0.37mLowestoft: £0.37mWyre Forest: £0.38mLowestoft: £0.37mWyre Forest: £0.38mLowestoft: £0.35mWyre Forest: £0.36m

    £0.38m£0.38m£0.36mWyre Forest is higherDepends on how you count£0.37m£0.37m£0.35m

  15. Income Supporttotal, 2024-25

    Income Support, total: Wyre Forest £0.47m, Lowestoft £0.47mLowestoft: £0.47mWyre Forest: £0.47mLowestoft: £0.47mWyre Forest: £0.47mLowestoft: £0.45mWyre Forest: £0.45m

    £0.47m£0.47m£0.45mWyre Forest is higherDepends on how you count£0.47m£0.47m£0.45m

  16. Other benefitstotal, 2024-25

    Other benefits, total: Wyre Forest £0.55m, Lowestoft £0.61mLowestoft: £0.61mWyre Forest: £0.55mLowestoft: £0.61mWyre Forest: £0.55mLowestoft: £0.58mWyre Forest: £0.52m

    £0.55m£0.55m£0.52mLowestoft is higher£0.61m£0.61m£0.58m

  17. State Pensiontotal, March 2026

    State Pension, total: Wyre Forest 25,210, Lowestoft 24,556Lowestoft: 24,556Wyre Forest: 25,210

    25,210Wyre Forest is higherDepends on how you count24,556

  18. Pension Credittotal, March 2026

    Pension Credit, total: Wyre Forest 2,388, Lowestoft 2,587Lowestoft: 2,587Wyre Forest: 2,388

    2,388Lowestoft is higher2,587

  19. Attendance Allowance and Pension Age Disability Paymenttotal, March 2026

    Attendance Allowance and Pension Age Disability Payment, total: Wyre Forest 3,845, Lowestoft 3,777Lowestoft: 3,777Wyre Forest: 3,845

    3,845Wyre Forest is higherDepends on how you count3,777

  20. Personal Independence Payment and Adult Disability Paymenttotal, July 2026

    Personal Independence Payment and Adult Disability Payment, total: Wyre Forest 7,531, Lowestoft 8,903Lowestoft: 8,903Wyre Forest: 7,531

    7,531Lowestoft is higher8,903

  21. Universal Credittotal, May 2026

    Universal Credit, total: Wyre Forest 11,904, Lowestoft 13,769Lowestoft: 13,769Wyre Forest: 11,904

    11,904Lowestoft is higher13,769

  22. Carer's Allowance and Carer Support Paymenttotal, March 2026

    Carer's Allowance and Carer Support Payment, total: Wyre Forest 1,940, Lowestoft 2,037Lowestoft: 2,037Wyre Forest: 1,940

    1,940Lowestoft is higher2,037

Show the numbers
Wyre Forest and Lowestoft, total
MeasureWyre ForestLowestoftHigher
All benefitstotal, 2024-25£534.1m£536.4m£506.7m£549.3m£551.7m£521.1mLowestoft
Pensioner benefitstotal, 2024-25£319.9m£321.3m£303.5m£310.3m£311.6m£294.3mWyre Forest
Working-age benefitstotal, 2024-25£126.9m£127.4m£120.3m£143.9m£144.5m£136.5mLowestoft
State Pensiontotal, 2024-25£292.3m£293.6m£277.3m£282.5m£283.7m£267.9mWyre Forest
Pension Credittotal, 2024-25£8.9m£9.0m£8.5m£9.4m£9.5m£8.9mLowestoft
Attendance Allowance and Pension Age Disability Paymenttotal, 2024-25£18.1m£18.2m£17.2m£17.7m£17.8m£16.8mWyre Forest
Winter Fuel Payment and Pension Age Winter Heating Paymenttotal, 2024-25£0.63m£0.63m£0.59m£0.67m£0.67m£0.63mLowestoft
Personal Independence Payment and Adult Disability Paymenttotal, 2024-25£51.7m£51.9m£49.0m£58.2m£58.4m£55.2mLowestoft
Disability Living Allowance and Child Disability Paymenttotal, 2024-25£13.5m£13.6m£12.8m£15.8m£15.9m£15.0mLowestoft
Carer's Allowance and Carer Support Paymenttotal, 2024-25£8.8m£8.8m£8.3m£9.5m£9.5m£9.0mLowestoft
Universal Credittotal, 2024-25£96.2m£96.7m£91.3m£114.4m£114.9m£108.5mLowestoft
Housing Benefittotal, 2024-25£21.6m£21.7m£20.5m£20.5m£20.6m£19.5mWyre Forest
Employment and Support Allowancetotal, 2024-25£21.0m£21.1m£19.9m£19.2m£19.2m£18.2mWyre Forest
Jobseeker's Allowancetotal, 2024-25£0.38m£0.38m£0.36m£0.37m£0.37m£0.35mWyre Forest
Income Supporttotal, 2024-25£0.47m£0.47m£0.45m£0.47m£0.47m£0.45mWyre Forest
Other benefitstotal, 2024-25£0.55m£0.55m£0.52m£0.61m£0.61m£0.58mLowestoft
State Pensiontotal, March 202625,21024,556Wyre Forest
Pension Credittotal, March 20262,3882,587Lowestoft
Attendance Allowance and Pension Age Disability Paymenttotal, March 20263,8453,777Wyre Forest
Personal Independence Payment and Adult Disability Paymenttotal, July 20267,5318,903Lowestoft
Universal Credittotal, May 202611,90413,769Lowestoft
Carer's Allowance and Carer Support Paymenttotal, March 20261,9402,037Lowestoft

Sources

Each area's page lists the limits of its figures and where each one comes from.

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  7. 7Social Security Scotland. Carer Support Payment statistics to 30 June 2026. Published 10 August 2026. Open Government Licence v3.0. Data release 2026-10-08.2.
  8. 8Social Security Scotland. Winter heating benefits statistics for winter 2025/26. Published 18 May 2026. Open Government Licence v3.0. Data release 2026-10-08.2.
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